Journey Bible Project

EXODUS 18: LEADERSHIP ADVICE FOR A SON-IN-LAW

In The Journey Bible Project blog today, Greg Taylor says he has received advice from his father-in-law and actually took it! Moses got some very good advice from his father-in-law, and it changes his leadership.

December 23, 2017
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GOOD NEWS OF THE INCARNATION

What does the birth, the swaddling, and the manger of Jesus mean for the church? If you’ve never thought about the implications of this story you have heard so often, Chris Altrock’s new book NEWSWORTHY, and this blog summary of some points from Chris’s book, will help you take steps toward the good news of the incarnation this Christmas.

December 21, 2017
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EXODUS 15: DO YOU KNOW GOD AS ROPHE?

Many Christians and Jews today find inspiration from the word, “Elim,” which is the place where God provided water for Israel in the desert. In today’s Journey Bible Project blog, we learn about an early psalm of praise attributed to Miriam and Moses, and the God who heals us by living waters, Yahweh Rophe.

December 20, 2017
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EXODUS 14: WE NEEDED THIS IMAGE, CECIL

When I was a kid I loved watching Cecil B. DeMille’s Ten Commandments, mostly the scene of the parting of the Red Sea. What do we do when we think there are only two options and they both look really bad? In today’s Journey Bible Project blog, we look at the amazing account in Exodus 14 that inspired the movie.

December 19, 2017
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EXODUS 13: HOW BIG IS YOUR HAND?

One of the strong biblical repeated images of God’s provision and power in Israel’s life is that “the Lord brought you out of Egypt with his mighty hand.” Do you have strong arms? Strong enough for everything you need? Learn more about the God who brings us out of our troubles with a mighty hand much bigger than ours!

December 18, 2017
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PSALM 11: DO YOU TAKE REFUGE IN THE LORD OR NOT?

What are those coping methods that you fall back on that are not leading you to depend on God as your refuge? Psalm 11 calls the worshippers of YHWH not to “flee as a bird to your mountain” (coping methods without God) but to take refuge in God.

December 13, 2017
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EXODUS 12: PASSOVER

In today’s Journey Bible Project blog we learn that the Passover is one of the most important stories in the Bible, and it remains an important practice in Israel today and the basis in Christian practice for the Table of the Lord and a key theological centerpiece of our faith.

December 12, 2017
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EXODUS 10: WHY DO GRANDPARENTS TELL STORIES?

Walter Brueggemann gives three reasons why the grandparents tell stories, and today’s Journey Bible Project relates this to Exodus 10 and the reason God brought the plagues in Egypt.

December 7, 2017
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December 6, 2017
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